bayedsolid Chapter 337 Building a School
Chapter 337 Building a School
During the meal, the village head suddenly mentioned, "The emperor previously awarded me two thousand taels of silver for paving the road. After deducting the expenses for paving the road and hosting the banquet, there are now more than six hundred taels of silver left. However, the public treasury is running low, so this money will be kept for future public use. I'm talking about it now so that everyone can have an idea of the amount."
"So much silver? Why don't we take out some of it and divide it among us? Each family can get one or two taels of silver, and the rest can be kept as public money." Someone suggested.
"Yes, there is so much silver that the public treasury cannot use it all. It is better to take it out now and let us divide it."
"Nonsense! This year we have a bumper harvest and it's a peaceful year too. If you divide the money now, what will you do if you encounter an emergency in the future?" the village head scolded.
Shen Wanning thought for a moment and suggested, "Uncle Village Head, since we have so much money, why don't we build a school in our village? There are more and more children in the village now, and we can't let them farm for the rest of their lives, right?"
"Doesn't Daji Village already have a school? Why spend this money? Let's divide the money so we can go out and buy some things." The man who said this was not married yet and had no children, so he did not agree with building a school.
"It takes less than half an hour to walk from here to Daji Village. Not only do the children have to get up early, but if they are too young, they can't go out to study. Besides, since we have become Daqing Town, we don't even have a school. It won't sound good to tell others about it, right?" Shen Wanning continued.
Lin Jingyou continued, "Even if you don't have children at home, you should think about whether you will have children or grandchildren in the future. You should always consider your descendants. Would you rather your children spend their whole lives farming in this small town, or would you rather they take the imperial examination and become an official?"
His words were suggestive, and since he had become the county magistrate through the imperial examination, his words made those who were still considering make their choice immediately.
The village head's eyes lit up. Tie Niu's wife had just given birth to a son last year. If the school was built, his grandson would be able to study in the village school in the future.
He immediately said, "I agree to build a school near our village. You should have a long-term vision and not be so obsessed with short-term gains that you lose sight of the future. Let's put it this way. The villagers will vote. If everyone agrees to build a school, please stand up."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Lin family took the lead in standing up. Seeing the Lin family stand up, the new villagers also stood up.
The first family they came into contact with when they arrived here was the Lin family. In addition, many people worked for the Lin family, so even those who were unmarried or childless would support the Lin family regardless of whether what they said was right or wrong.
As for the other villagers, they stood up one after another. In the end, there were less than ten people left sitting, and they did not agree to build a school.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were on them, they had no choice but to lower their heads and slowly stand up.
The village head waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright. Now that everyone agrees to build a school, let's start building it after the New Year. When the teacher arrives, all the children in the village can be sent here to study."
The matter was settled, and everyone began to eat and drink. Due to the cold weather, everyone ate quickly, and the banquet was over in just half an hour.
At night, Shen Wanning had just finished washing up and was ready to live broadcast with netizens, ready to help those in need.
Lin Jingyou knocked on the door and came in holding a brocade box.
"Third brother." Shen Wanning called out.
Lin Jingyou took out a brocade box from his back and handed it to Shen Wanning. "Yesterday was your birthday. I didn't have time to get back. This is a birthday gift for you."
"Thank you, Third Brother. I know the New Year is coming soon, and Third Brother must have a lot of things to do." Shen Wanning took the gift and opened it to take a look.
A rosewood comb lay in the middle, inlaid with mother-of-pearl flowers, which was magnificent.
"Hey, is it a comb?" Shen Wanning gently picked up the comb and took a look.
Some netizens commented at the express delivery station, wondering if this comb was made by Lin Jingyou himself.
Shen Wanning then asked, "Did Third Brother make this comb himself?"
Lin Jingyou's face was embarrassed for a moment, "My handicraft is not as fine as Dad and Xiao Jiang's, Wan Ning please don't despise me."
"Who said I would dislike it? I take good care of it, how could I dislike it? This comb is very beautiful, I like it very much, thank you, third brother." Shen Wanning smiled and put the comb back into the brocade box.
"Wan Ning, will you still be doing live broadcast today?" Lin Jingyou changed the subject.
"Yeah, I was just about to go live when Third Brother came." Shen Wanning stepped aside so that he could see the phone on the stand, which was currently live streaming.
Lin Jingyou breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he did not kiss Shen Wanning when he just came in, otherwise he would be seen by these netizens again.
"Then I'll stay with you until the end of the live broadcast before leaving." As he said that, Lin Jingyou brought a stool and sat next to Shen Wanning, watching her live broadcast and concentrating on solving the problems of netizens.
Sometimes he would give some pointers from time to time, and netizens shouted and asked Lin Jingyou to join the live broadcast.
Before Chinese New Year's Eve, Yue Mingzhu's family finally came to take her back to Fuzhou to celebrate the New Year. This year, they didn't have time to return to Beijing, so they decided to celebrate the New Year in Fuzhou.
During the New Year's Eve dinner, Lin Jingyou suddenly brought up the topic, "Xiao Jiang, Xiao He, and Xiao Hu have been studying for over a year now. Do you want to take the county and prefectural exams next year? Once you pass the prefectural exams, you'll be considered tongsheng."
"Can they? They have only studied for more than a year, and they can already take part in the county examination?" Xu clenched her chopsticks, feeling surprised but also a little nervous.
Lin Jingyou nodded and said, "Let them try. Xiaohu shouldn't be a big problem. Xiaojiang and Xiaohe should be able to handle it if they try hard."
"Xiao Jiang is now a seventh-rank official. It shouldn't matter whether he takes the imperial examination or not. But Xiao He should take it." Xu said immediately.
Lin Jiang's path was now clear, essentially following the Ministry of Industry's path. In fact, everyone could see that Lin He wasn't particularly interested in the imperial examinations, instead frequently requesting to visit the county town to check on Mingyuelou's business.
It’s just that Xu was obsessed with becoming an official. Seeing that her eldest son became an official, she hoped that her younger son could also become an official.
Lin He said with a bitter face, "Mom, I think we should let my third brother go. I'm sure I won't pass the exam. I just need to be able to read and write, so I don't need to take the imperial examination, right? Besides, in our generation, it's enough for my eldest brother and third brother to be officials. I'll just be responsible for making more money."
"No, you must try. Your third brother can take the exam at such a young age, so why can't you?" Xu said seriously.